Group G Streptococcus—A Rare Cause of Osteomyelitis Simulating Bone Tumour: A Case Report
| Autor: | Wing Man Tang, S H Y Tong, Jimmy W.K. Wong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Penicillins medicine.disease_cause Diagnosis Differential Group G streptococcus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Orthopedic surgery Streptococcal Infections Humans Medicine Femur Aged Cephalexin 030222 orthopedics Proximal femur business.industry Streptococcus Femoral Neoplasms Osteomyelitis 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery lcsh:RD701-811 Treatment Outcome Radiological weapon business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol 11 (2003) |
| ISSN: | 2309-4990 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/230949900301100221 |
| Popis: | We report a case of osteomyelitis of the proximal femur caused by Lancefield group G streptococcus in a 71-year-old otherwise healthy man. The organism has rarely been identified as the cause of osteomyelitis. The subacute nature of the symptoms and the radiological appearance of the femur in this patient mimic bone tumour. The patient was successfully treated with conservative methods, including a prolonged period of oral antibiotics. We stress the importance of histological and bacteriological evidence in avoiding misdiagnosing patients with equivocal clinical and radiological presentation. |
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